I was wondering if anyone has used epoxy or something else to fill in the seams of their table top? I don't want to deal with crumbs and nastiness getting stuck in the grooves all the time. I read somewhere in the comments that someone used some type of silicone to fill in the seams, after staining but before poly, but now I can't find the comment. Could you sand an epoxy down if you overfill? Would that scrape up your stained board and cause unever color? I just don't know what to do, and wondered if anyone had tried anything. We finished assembling our table top last night, but I don't want to stain yet if I should do something beforehand.
I spent a long time last night researching the internet trying to find the answer to this. I found a lot of epoxy's to fill in knots, but having to dye it the right color, etc. Then, I would have no idea what TYPE of epoxy or resin to even look for or use. Do I use one before staining, after staining, is it stainable? sandable? Or will just poly be enough?? I have a lot of ??'s. Any advice of what you know, or what you've done would be greatly appreciated!!
(ps: I plan on using 3 coats of helmsman spar urethane on the table, to match the bench we already made to go with it)
-Steph